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call the hounds to her in a tone of voice which she 

 knows they can hear, and if, as frequently happens, 

 they hesitate for a moment, look at her and then 

 decide to disobey her command, she should follow them 

 up, still calling on them to come to her, but now in a 

 severer tone, and the disobedient ones will generally 

 falter and take refuge in any available place. Then 

 is the time to punish them with a few sharp cuts of 

 whip or cane. There will be no howling, as the pups 

 know very well that they have transgressed, and will 

 show it on the way home by answering promptly 

 when they are called. Pups must be punished only 

 when they are caught in the act of disobedience ; 

 but a sin of yesterday must never be punished 

 to - day ; because foxhounds, like all dogs, have a 

 keen sense of justice, and only understand the 

 meaning of punishment when it is timely admin- 

 istered. All attempts at hunting on their own 

 account should be rigorously repressed, and the 

 personal dignity of the house cats should be 

 upheld. Even when the hounds are accorded 

 the special favour of entering the house, our pussies 

 must be no more disturbed by them than they 

 would be by our house dogs who sleep near the 

 fireside with them. I like to encourage hounds 

 to visit me occasionally in the house, as then they 

 are, so to speak, on their honour, and they so much 

 appreciate these visits that they lie peacefully near 

 the fire with the cats in perfect friendship, after having 

 carefully examined, without touching, everything in 



